Research and Other Educational Activities
Dr. Moss' past research activities have been in several major areas:
- nuclear physics and theoretical physics including
general relativity and classical field theory
- environmental perspectives and clean energy
- marine science and oceanography
- and, from a policy perspective, nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation
of nuclear weapons and materials
Concerning these activities, before coming to UNCW Dr. Moss
was Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University, spent almost three years in
the US State Department working on various nuclear issues, spent three years at the US
Department of Energy as a senior official, was Director of the Office of Naval Research in
Washington, DC, was at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Ca. for over
five years, and served on numerous major federal science and environmental groups studying
various scientific and policy initiatives. (For more information, see the curriculum vitae
of Dr. Moss referenced from his home page.)
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Currently Dr. Moss' interest are in global environmental issues, various aspects of
marine science and, in particular, support for graduate student education in the marine
sciences. He is Co-Principle Director of a new (July 1, 2000) $648,000 grant which
supports graduate students in a new UNCW marine science thrust, 'Oceans and Human Health'.
He is also spearheading a drive by UNCW to establish a marine science laboratory in St.
Croix, US Virgin Islands. This initiative is centered around the health and ecology
of coral reefs in the Caribbean region.. In addition to UNCW as the lead partner,
the established consortium includes the US Department of the Interior, the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Rutgers University, the University of
South Carolina and the University of the Virgin Islands.
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involved is marine sciences in the country of Belize. Waters around Belize are home
to the world's second longest coral reef system and, like other coral reefs systems around
the world, are sensitive to changes occurring in our environment and, particularly,
climate and the recent warming trends already noticed in the oceans. Incidental to this is that our own UNCW EVS Program has sent students to Belize as interns as a part of the study abroad program. |
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